Some Facts on Mary (Goulding) Golding's Will

Mary Goulding's Will

Mary Goulding will was changed the night before she died. The person affected most by this change was Timothy Goulding, the son of Denis Goulding. He was to get a third of the estate along with Margaret Foley and Mary Foley Jones, but the change gave him only a thousand dollars.

The original will, dated 31st day of October 1936, bequeath

$4,000.00 to my niece, Margaret Foley, plus clothing (mink coat?) and jewelry.

$3,000.00 to my niece, Mary Foley Jones.

$1,000.00 to my brother Denis Goulding. (in the event of his death prior to my death, the said sum is to be given to my niece, Catherine Goulding).

$400.00 to my niece, Catherine Goulding.

$500.00 to my second cousin, Dolly Fitzgerald, daughter of my first cousin, Catherine Fitzgerald.

The income from $500.00 in trust to my niece, Catherine (Foley) McCartney, in semi-annually payments for the rest of her life.

$500.00 to my nephew, Timothy Goulding.

$300.00 to my niece, Nora (Murphy) Kruska.

$300.00 to my niece, Mary (Herlihy-McCloud) McLaval (my grandmother).

$500.00 to the Pastor of St. Ferrer’s Church.

$500.00 to the Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

$300.00 to the Deserving Poor Boys Priesthood Association.

To be divided equally among my nieces, Margaret Foley and Mary Foley Jones and my nephew, Timothy Goulding, the proceeds of my residuary estate after all just debts, expenses and bequeaths are satisfy.

The will was change on the 2nd day of February 1938. Item 7 was change to $1,000.00 and item 13 had Timothy Goulding name removed. Mary Goulding died on the 3rd of February 1938. The will was contested.

The final persons in the will were as follow:

Name Address

1 Jane Hickey West End, Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland

2 Mary Linehan Cullen, Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland

3 Nicholas Goulding 61 Tona Road, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

4 Mary Foley Jones 2206 Valentine Av., Bx., NY

5 Margaret Foley 2206 Valentine Av., Bx., NY

6 Catherine McCartney 1090 Abbott Blvd., Palisades, NJ

7 Michael Hannigan 345 East 66th St., NY, NY

8 Margaret Johnson 152 West 64th St., NY, NY

9 Helen Rushforth 1273 Second Av., NY, NY

10 Mary Kafka 1212 First Av., NY, NY

11 Vincent Nolan 1212 First Av., NY, NY

12 Hannah Nolan St. Michael Orphanage, 860 Pelment Av., No. Haleden, NJ

13 William Nolan St. Dominick’s School, Blauvelt, NY

14 Raymond Nolan St. Dominick’s School, Blauvelt, NY

15 Catherine Nolan St. Michael Orphanage, 860 Pelment Av., No. Haleden, NJ

16 Edward Hannigan 572 East 134th St., Bx., NY

17 Hannah Kellner 1216 First Av., NY, NY

18 Nora Kruska 2174 Davidson Av., Bx., NY

19 Mary Whelan 504 East 84th St., NY, NY

20 Anna Champeau 3631 No. Seeley Av., Chicago, IL

21 Margaret O’Brien 2552 University Av., Bx. NY

22 Catherine Goulding Bierley, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

23 Michael Goulding Glountane, Cullen, Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland

24 Andrew Goulding Glountane, Cullen, Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland

25 Timothy Golding 1466 Grand Concourse, Bx., NY

26 Michael Golden 2430 Marion Av., Bx., NY

27 Helen Flynn 2430 Marion Av., Bx., NY

28 Mary Nolan 2430 Marion Av., Bx., NY

29 Francis Herlihy 28 Elm St., Lynnbrook, NY

30 Thomas Herlihy 526 West 173rd St., NY, NY

31 Irene Kandl 516 East 80th St., NY, NY

32 Cornelius Herlihy 309 East 164th St., Bx., NY

33 William Herlihy Wassaic State School, Mental Hygiene Dept., Wassaic, NY

34 Mary McLavel 240 East 63rd St., NY, NY

35 Thomas P. Herlihy Mocha, Kingwilliamstown, Co. Cork, Ireland

36 Nora Morley 1749 Grand Concourse, Bx., NY

37 Dolly Fitzgerald 4259 Vireo Av., Bx., NY

Now, all I had to do was connect the thirty-seven to the twelve. As of today, I have connected thirty-five to nine siblings of Mary. One, Nora Morley, was a siblings and Dolly Fitzgerald, a second cousin.

The thirty-five are related to Mary by the following relationship . . . . .

Nicholas Goulding, Jane Hickey and Mary Linehan are Cornelius Goulding children.
Margaret Foley, Mary Foley Jones and Catherine McCartney are Kate Goulding Foley children.
Hannah Kellner, Edward and Michael Hannigan are Margaret Goulding Hannigan (Miller) children.
Margaret Johnson, Helen Rushforth, Vincent, Hannah, William and Catherine Nolan are grandchildren of Margaret Goulding Hannigan (Miller).
Nora Kruska, Mary Whelan, Anna Champeau and Margaret O’Brien, are Hannah Golden Murphy children.
Michael, Andrew, Catherine and Timothy Goulding are Denis Goulding children.
Helen Flynn, Michael Golden and Mary Nolan are Timothy Goulding children.
Cornelius Herlihy, Francis Herlihy, Thomas Herlihy and Irene Kandl are Julia Goulding Herlihy children.
Mary McLaval and Thomas Patrick Herlihy are Ellie Goulding Herlihy children.
Nora Morley is Honora Goulding, Mary sister.
Dolly Fitzgerald is the daughter of (Gilbert?) and Catherine Fitzgerald.

Dolly Fitzgerald, the thirty-seventh has not been connected because she is the daughter of Catherine Fitzgerald. A cousin and not a sibling to Mary Goulding. Catherine could be either a GOULDING or a NOLAN.

I read the trial transcript. There appeared to have been some shenanigan going on between Mary Goulding lawyer and the two Foley sisters. The sisters ended up most of the estate value back then at $75,000.00. (Which would be about One Million US Dollars today.) My grandmother, Mary Herlihy, as Mary McLaval, got $65.00 as did most of the relatives. Somehow, the Foley sisters convince the court that Nora Morley was another niece of Mary. Nora apparently had nothing that prove she was also a daughter of Michael and Mary Nolan Goulding.


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